diff --git a/lib/bug.c b/lib/bug.c
index df9f2ca1319e..e55c1d7e6f60 100644
--- a/lib/bug.c
+++ b/lib/bug.c
@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@ static inline struct bug_entry *module_find_bug(unsigned long bugaddr)
 void bug_get_file_line(struct bug_entry *bug, const char **file,
 		       unsigned int *line)
 {
-	*file = NULL;
-	*line = 0;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE
 #ifndef CONFIG_GENERIC_BUG_RELATIVE_POINTERS
 	*file = bug->file;
@@ -145,6 +142,9 @@ void bug_get_file_line(struct bug_entry *bug, const char **file,
 	*file = (const char *)bug + bug->file_disp;
 #endif
 	*line = bug->line;
+#else
+	*file = NULL;
+	*line = 0;
 #endif
 }